Cape Hatteras Here I Come!

We've been going to the Outer Banks since, well... forever. At least the 80's. For the longest time we bunked down in Avon (on Hatteras Island), but more recently we've continued on down farther down the road to Hatteras Village. This despite arguments that Avon has more to offer ( read... more bars ).

My memory may be getting faulty, but it seems to me that the water down in Hatteras Village is clearer and warmer than that in Avon. It's definitely less crowded than Avon.

One of our biggest problems is that certain family members only want to shop at Food Lion, and that's at least 1/2 hour each way. Me, on the other hand, don't believe in cooking (on a good day) and on vacation, forget about it! So, for my family it means a daily trip into Avon for more beer.

We've gotten spoiled over the last 4-5 years. Oceanfront house with a pool, elevator, wireless internet... can't be beat. After sitting on the beach, playing in the ocean all day, it is SO nice to head back and hit the pool in the evening.

The view off the front decks on one of the houses... this was probably one of the noisiest houses. The ferry loading area can get quite busy.


On the Ferry to Ocracoke

I absolutely love sea oats

The Beach Bunny

So quiet and peaceful

The battle of the crabs. Towards the end of the vacation we have a crab feast - we pick 2 crabs to battle it out, the winner gets released.

The winner is...

Ha! Did you really think we were going to let you go? (We do - I personally take the winner down and release him into a canal)

Yum!

I'm a little crabby

Double/triple yum!